One season after Spencer Rattler dismantled the Tennessee defense in Columbia, the Tennessee defense got their revenge. The senior quarterback was completely shut down on Saturday night at Neyland Stadium, as the Volunteers’ pass rush made things nearly impossible for Rattler and the passing attack.
Rattler completed 24 of his 35 passes for just 169 yards, and the cherry on top was a pick-six to Kamal Hadden just before halftime.
A major key to this game going in was Tennessee rattling Rattler, and they certainly seemed to do that with big time pressure all night long from James Pearce.